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Karni crossing - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Abrogation, Annulment, Asymptote, Bottleneck, Carrefour, Challenge, Cloverleaf, Commutation, Concentration, Concourse, Concurrence, Confluence, Congress, Contention, Contradiction, Contraposition, Controversion |
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The Karni Crossing is a cargo terminal in the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier. It is located in the eastern end of the Gaza Strip and it was built in 1993 in order to allow Palestinian merchants to export and import goods.
During the al-Aqsa Intifada the Karni terminal was attack number of times by Palestinian militants, forcing temporary shut-downs for repairs and enhanchment of security procedures. Palestinian militants are alleged to have also used to the Karni terminal to smuggle suicide bombers and explosive belts into Israel, the most noteable attack which was done by this manner was the Ashdod seaport bombing, which killed 10 people.
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